Need to add an https:// host entry

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Deb

Hi,

I want to add a host entry to DNS. The IP address goes to a
https://domain.name

I'm not sure how to do this. If someone can help me out or point me in the
right direction I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
 
DNS doesn't do this - it maps names to hosts. It doesn't do redirects. You
can add a host entry for the name/IP address in DNS if it doesn't exist
already, but for the rest, it's up to the web server. Where is the web
server hosted?
 
OK - so is the issue that your AD name is the same as your registered
Internet DNS name? If so, create a host entry for www that points to the
public IP of your website. Then, internal users can use
http://www.mydomain.com and get to the page. If you wish them to be
automatically redirected to https://www.mydomain.com , your web
designer/support people need to do that on their end.
The web server is hosted at another agency.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
DNS doesn't do this - it maps names to hosts. It doesn't do
redirects. You can add a host entry for the name/IP address in DNS
if it doesn't exist already, but for the rest, it's up to the web
server. Where is the web server hosted?
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Deb said:
Hi,

I want to add a host entry to DNS. The IP address goes to a
https://domain.name

I'm not sure how to do this. If someone can help me out or point me in the
right direction I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
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Deb:

https is used for SSL - secure encripted http access to the web
server. The DNS entry does not change as it's only used to resolve
the name of your domain. It has nothing to do with the protocal being
used (http vs https). What you need to do is install a SSL
certificate on the web server and open port 443 on the firewall. You
will need to go to a certificate authority vendor like Thawte to get
the certificate. Install the certificate on your web server and make
the appropriate changes to the firewall. They will have the
instructions on how to do that based on the type of web server you
have (IIS, Apache, etc).

Hope this helps.
 
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